Rodolfo Medina wrote: > From: > > http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/ > > I downloaded the file debian-7.8.0-i386-netinst.iso and copied it > onto a pendrive with: > > $ dd if=debian-7.8.0-i386-netinst.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M; sync > > , but then can't boot from it even though the BIOS is - apparently - > configured so to do that. Why?
Some computers contain buggy BIOS versions. Booting from pendrive did not work on my previous 32-bit PC either, even though the BIOS was set to do so. Fortunately, it does on my new 64-bit PC. If it does not work in your PC (did booting from pendrive _ever_ work with it?), then there are still a couple of other options you can try, as described here (section 3.6.2, last two paragraphs): www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch03s06.html.en#boot-dev-select -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
